Quiet 120mm Cooler?

Dingleberry88 · 12 May 2008 at 12:29

Quiet 120mm CPU Cooler?

Want to get rid of my TT for something quieter and a bit easier to fit.

Would it be worth spending an extra ~£10 for a Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme over the standard Thermalright Ultra-120?

Are the Noctuas quiet?

Anything else I should be looking at?

What should I go for?

Edit: Sorry, should specify CPU cooler.

inflynx · 12 May 2008 at 12:53

I have 3 Noctuas P12 in my case and they are pretty quiet. Noctuas S12 are silent, but they do not move as much air is P12. At the end of the day you can set a lower speed of P12 to get them totaly silent.

FarleyUK · 12 May 2008 at 14:26

Yeah, I have the Noctua CPU cooler with 2 x P12s on it. I also have another 2 x P12s on the case, and they are amazing. Very very quiet.

domyboy · 12 May 2008 at 15:28

Yeah Noctua's are good, I have 2x 120mm and 2x 80mm they are silent. I hear my hard disks more than anything ><
Maybe you could just change the fan of your TT rather than buying a Thermalright 120/Extreme or perhaps buy the Noctua cpu cooler itself as it comes with a fan, the Thermalright doesnt.

JoeDredd · 12 May 2008 at 19:36

Just change the fan of your TT it is the cheapest option

p4radox · 12 May 2008 at 20:26

JoeDredd said:
Just change the fan of your TT it is the cheapest option

Seconded. The TT is an awesome cooler, but the stock fan isn't that great.

And swapping the entire cooler for a different one that's "easier to fit" seems a bit of an odd idea to me!